Here are details of the UAE Public Holidays:. New Year's Day (Jan 1) New Year's Day which is on January 1, marks the start of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Al Isra'aWalMi'raj - Ascension Day Al Isra'a Wal Mi'raj is an Islamic holiday that is observed annually on the 27th day of the Islamic month of Rajab, according to the Hijiri calendar.Rajab. Seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. Meaning: From Rajaba "to respect". Another one of the sacred months in which fighting was forbidden prior to Islam. This was one of the most respected months for the Arabs. It is also called Rajab al Fard. Fard means alone; because the other three sacred months come one after another, except this month.
The fruit is harvested after eight to twelve months depending on the size needed, with optimal harvest occurring during Rajab (the seventh month on the Muslim calendar) in the middle of the dry season when the the flavor is at its best. You can see that the fruit is ready for harvest when the eye shaped sections are flat, the skin has turned